The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 480 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $90.09 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 1% less energy – 148 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 480
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 25% cheaper – $269.37 vs $359.46
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 480 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
96%
Min 1% FPS
32
94%
Price, €
€359.46
74%
Value, €/FPS
€5.53/FPS
72%
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Average FPS
68
100%
Min 1% FPS
34
100%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.96/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 480 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 480 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 480 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
88%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
67%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
67%
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
61%
Texture Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.834 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| $329.00 | MSRP | $229.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Arctic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 150 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 40.51 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 182.3 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.834 TFLOPS |
